Mysterious Yellow Flame

"My lord, I don't have any other skills. I just know a bit of everything and happen to be interested in this sort of thing."

Wang Dahu scratched his head and gave an honest smile.

"Alright!"

Yao Feng nodded thoughtfully and spoke.

The telepathic triplets were people Yao Feng had already intended to keep by his side. If they possessed other abilities as well, that would be an unexpected delight.

"Yes, my lord!"

Wang Dahu nodded in pleasant surprise. He had only meant to give it a try, never expecting Yao Feng to actually agree. If he could satisfy Yao Feng, then his plan might truly become possible.

Wang Dahu stepped past the Corpse Puppet and gave it a somewhat apprehensive glance. He then came before the stone door, examined it carefully, and tapped it here and there with his fingers before pressing an ear against it to listen closely. This piqued Yao Feng's interest. Why did those movements remind him of scenes from a certain tomb-raiding novel?

Finally, after a quarter of an hour, Wang Dahu took a step back and drew a deep breath. He struck the stone door forcefully in a rhythmic pattern, and suddenly, a notch appeared on its surface.

Seeing the notch appear, Wang Dahu let out a breath of relief and revealed a relaxed smile. Turning to Yao Feng, he said, "My lord, the magic core inside the Corpse Puppet is the key to opening this stone door."

Yao Feng, who had been watching all along, naturally saw the change in the stone door. He took the magic core from Zhou Tong and lightly tossed it to Wang Dahu.

Carefully catching the magic core, Wang Dahu eagerly placed it into the notch. The moment it entered, dark red patterns emerged across the stone door. Once those red patterns spread over the entire door, the sound of turning gears rang out, and the heavy stone door slowly opened.

An ancient, primordial aura rushed toward them. Zhou Tong immediately moved to shield Yao Feng behind him, guarding against any accident.

Yao Feng gave Wang Dahu a satisfied look and inwardly remarked, True masters really can be found among ordinary people. This skill is rather useful.

Once the stone door had fully opened, the space beyond was revealed at a glance. A yellow stone rested atop a stone platform, while the rest of the area was completely empty.

Seeing that nothing happened, Yao Feng cautiously stepped through the stone door and gently touched the stone with his palm. Suddenly, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.

"Detected a Heavenly Flame—Mysterious Yellow Flame—within one meter of the host. Would you like to devour it?"

"Mysterious Yellow Flame?" Yao Feng swallowed in shock. Although Mysterious Yellow Flame ranked twenty-third on the Heavenly Flame Ranking—the very last place—it was still a genuine Heavenly Flame! Besides, wasn't Mysterious Yellow Flame supposed to be in the Heavenly Flame Plaza of the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion? How had it appeared here?

Whatever. Since he had stumbled upon such good fortune, why think so much about it?

"Wait, this is a Heavenly Flame. I won't get hurt if I devour it, right?"

"Ding. The devouring process will be handled by the system. The host will not suffer any harm."

"Good. Start devouring it!"

Yao Feng shouted excitedly in his heart.

The yellow stone atop the platform suddenly exploded. The space where it had been warped and shifted, and an oil lamp emerged from the void. A dark yellow flame burned atop the lamp, radiating scorching heat.

Zhou Tong was just about to rush to Yao Feng's side, but the flame moved faster. It shot up from the lamp and flew straight into Yao Feng.

Having received the system's warning, Yao Feng was not flustered in the slightest. Instead, he curiously watched the distorted space, where he could vaguely make out the outline of a plaza filled with numerous oil lamps. It was presumably the Heavenly Flame Plaza in the Ancient Emperor's Cave Mansion, though he had no idea why this place was connected to it.

"Young master, are you alright?"

Zhou Tong hurried anxiously to Yao Feng's side. He had personally seen that flame enter Yao Feng's body. If anything happened because of it, he would have no reason to return to the Yao Clan alive.

Yao Feng suddenly realized something. His expression instantly became incomparably serious as he sat down cross-legged and formed hand seals.

If I devour a Heavenly Flame this easily, how am I supposed to explain it? I can only put on an act first.

Yao Feng thought to himself as he turned his attention inward. Others needed to prepare for a long time before devouring a Heavenly Flame, even opening a spirit-accepting space within their bodies. As for him, the system handled everything. The Heavenly Flame had directly appeared above the Dou Qi Vortex in his Dantian.

Within his Dantian, a multicolored vortex slowly revolved. It was visibly several times larger than before, with three stars shining above it. Higher up were the Mysterious Yellow Flame and the Demonic Flame. However, the Demonic Flame had already been squeezed into a corner by the Mysterious Yellow Flame. After all, it was merely a fourth-tier Beast Flame. It was fortunate enough not to have been extinguished outright in the presence of a Heavenly Flame. The Mysterious Yellow Flame naturally occupied the central position, its dark yellow flames burning as they slowly nourished Yao Feng's foundation.

As expected of a Heavenly Flame. It truly cannot be compared to ordinary Beast Flames.

Yao Feng silently praised it, then began circulating the Flame Mantra. After his Dou Qi completed one cycle through his body, a smile appeared on Yao Feng's face. Though the route his Dou Qi took was far more complicated than before, the time needed for one full cycle had shortened considerably. Even the speed at which he absorbed Dou Qi from the outside world had increased greatly. It seemed that from now on, he could use Dou Techniques as freely as he pleased without worrying about running out of Dou Qi.

"System, what grade is the Flame Mantra now?"

Yao Feng was still not familiar enough with such matters. He could only sense that his capacity for Dou Qi had become much greater than before, so he asked the system in his heart.

"Ding. The host's cultivation method, Flame Mantra, has advanced to Mysterious-tier Low-grade."

"Mysterious-tier Low-grade? Not bad."

Back then, Xiao Yan had devoured the sixth-tier Purple Flame and the Green Lotus Core Flame to advance the Flame Mantra to Mysterious-tier Mid-grade, and he had nearly paid with his life. Yet Yao Feng had obtained the Mysterious Yellow Flame so effortlessly and successfully advanced the Flame Mantra. Compared to Xiao Yan, who was also a transmigrator, his treatment was simply unbelievably good.

With a thought from Yao Feng, the Mysterious Yellow Flame abruptly appeared and covered his body. A pained, struggling expression appeared on his face at just the right moment. His brows furrowed tightly and his teeth clenched. One moment he looked pained, the next relieved, making Zhou Tong's emotions rise and fall like a roller coaster. After a long while, the flames slowly receded, and Yao Feng's expression gradually returned to calm.

His eyes suddenly flew open, and a flash of dark yellow light flickered through them.

"Young master, how are you? Were you injured?"

The instant Yao Feng awoke, Zhou Tong rushed before him and asked anxiously.

Not far away, Wang Dahu and his two brothers were also looking over with worried expressions.

Yao Feng tilted his head back in "disdain," cleared his throat, and said, "Well, I'm fine. I just refined a Heavenly Flame. There's no need to worry!"

Seeing Zhou Tong's reaction, Yao Feng smugly thought that it would be a shame if he did not win an Oscar Award. With acting like this, in his previous life, it would be an insult to his performance if he did not take home several little golden statues.

(No little golden statues, but a recommendation vote would do! ξ(✿＞◡❛))